Pressure-induced reversible amorphization and an amorphous-amorphous transition in Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change memory material
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
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- 1383779
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- SC0001057
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- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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- Journal Volume: 108; Journal Issue: 26; Related Information: EFree partners with Carnegie Institution of Washington (lead); California Institute of Technology; Colorado School of Mines; Cornell University; Lehigh University; Pennsylvania State University; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
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- National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)
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- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- catalysis (heterogeneous), solar (photovoltaic), phonons, thermoelectric, energy storage (including batteries and capacitors), hydrogen and fuel cells, superconductivity, charge transport, mesostructured materials, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel materials)
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Sun, Z., Zhou, J., Pan, Y., Song, Z., Mao, H. -K., and Ahuja, R. Pressure-induced reversible amorphization and an amorphous-amorphous transition in Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change memory material. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1107464108.
Sun, Z., Zhou, J., Pan, Y., Song, Z., Mao, H. -K., & Ahuja, R. Pressure-induced reversible amorphization and an amorphous-amorphous transition in Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change memory material. United States. doi:10.1073/pnas.1107464108.
Sun, Z., Zhou, J., Pan, Y., Song, Z., Mao, H. -K., and Ahuja, R. Mon .
"Pressure-induced reversible amorphization and an amorphous-amorphous transition in Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change memory material". United States. doi:10.1073/pnas.1107464108.
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